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this one comes to us from congressman lou barletto. criminals will get their hands on guns no matter what laws are in place. the reasoning? guns are just like spoons, right? >> when we have people that get into the mind set that they want to harm people, as a former mayor, i know people will get guns no matter what laws we pass. >> would banning spoons stop obesity? of course not. >> do speed limits slow down traffic a bit? yes. that's all you have to think about. forget spoons. anyway, with that comment, barletto joined the ranks of other individuals of going off the deep end. remember, rick santorom on gay marriage? >> marriage is what marriage is. marriage existed before there was a government. it's like handing this up and saying is it a glass of water or glass of beer? you can call it a glass of beer, but it's not. water is what water is. marriage is what marriage is. >> and how about steve king on immigration? >> i think that was meant to be a compliment toward immigrants. up next, the latest republican scheme to rig the election
this one comes to us from congressman lou barletto. criminals will get their hands on guns no matter what laws are in place. the reasoning? guns are just like spoons, right? >> when we have people that get into the mind set that they want to harm people, as a former mayor, i know people will get guns no matter what laws we pass. >> would banning spoons stop obesity? of course not. >> do speed limits slow down traffic a bit? yes. that's all you have to think about. forget...
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. >> i didn't move because i didn't feel like it was helping us and making things lighter for us, me as an individual and us as a people, to continue to be push pushed around because of our race and color. >> she sat down and stood up for equality. i had the honor of speaking at her funeral in 2005 and called her the mother of the nation. >> rosa parks is not in history because she made some movie or sung some song. rosa parks is in hi ri because she made this nation deal with changing the laws and policies of this nation unlike anybody else. >> and, today, on her hundred birthday, i say what i said at her funeral. we all should make a rosa resolution. resolve to do something. if you can't speak up, write out. if you can't write out, participate. or do like rosa. find a way to sit and get in the way. do as rosa parks. make a difference. thanks for watching. i'm al sharpton. "hardball" starts right now. >> wild rover. let's play "hardball." >> good evening, i'm chris matthews in washington. scared of its own shadow. that's how scared the republican party is. the latest, if you can bel
. >> i didn't move because i didn't feel like it was helping us and making things lighter for us, me as an individual and us as a people, to continue to be push pushed around because of our race and color. >> she sat down and stood up for equality. i had the honor of speaking at her funeral in 2005 and called her the mother of the nation. >> rosa parks is not in history because she made some movie or sung some song. rosa parks is in hi ri because she made this nation deal with...
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he used, i think, charged language. referring to the voting rights act the perpetual racial entitlement. that's what he called the act. there's nothing to gain by it. this is not the kind of question to leave to congress. they're going to lose vote ifs they vote against the voting rights act. even the name is wonderful. then sonia sotomayor challenged scalia saying do you think section v was voted for because it was a racial entitlement? do you think racial discrimination has ended? there you have it. i mean, i don't know why scalia who's too bright to be doing this is giggling. why is he giggling using terms so loaded? >> because he throws bombs. you know, from the bench. and that's what he does. and he uses the sort of loaded language. and i doubt that he could defend his choice of words that it's a racial entitlement. he knows it's protection of a right. but he's going to vote to knock it down. or it certainly seems that way. i think he was being provocative. >> is it fair to say what we have is a crude instrument he
he used, i think, charged language. referring to the voting rights act the perpetual racial entitlement. that's what he called the act. there's nothing to gain by it. this is not the kind of question to leave to congress. they're going to lose vote ifs they vote against the voting rights act. even the name is wonderful. then sonia sotomayor challenged scalia saying do you think section v was voted for because it was a racial entitlement? do you think racial discrimination has ended? there you...
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thank you for joining us tonight for some analysis. why do you think -- you're looking at this with a deeper political background on the motivation, what is the motivation of people like lindsey graham? why are they leading the charge to screw the nomination? >> it's because he's petrified he's too moderate to win the republican nomination for senate in 2014 in south carolina, and so he's desperately moving to the right. for a lot of other republicans, they feel like if they can drag this out longer and longer, that maybe some shoe will drop, there will be some scandal, something they haven't unearthed that will destroy this nomination. in the meantime, we don't have the person who is supposed to be secretary of defense going to a very, very important summit next week in europe because it's being held up on this fishing expedition. >> i was listening to kelly's report there, and it squares with everything i have been able to figure out. but they keep changing the question. first of all, there was legitimate questions on the republican
thank you for joining us tonight for some analysis. why do you think -- you're looking at this with a deeper political background on the motivation, what is the motivation of people like lindsey graham? why are they leading the charge to screw the nomination? >> it's because he's petrified he's too moderate to win the republican nomination for senate in 2014 in south carolina, and so he's desperately moving to the right. for a lot of other republicans, they feel like if they can drag this...
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but the nra, which they kind of gave us hints that they were willing to work with us, but now they have totally flipped and they want nothing to do with us. >> it's nothing from the nra. the nra's wayne la pierre -- we're out of time. we're going to keep this conversation up for months. you have had the experience of knowing how important it is. gabby giffords' husband, mark kelly. >> and that's the difference. other victims are now speaking up, and to see gabby yesterday and her husband by her side talking about this, these were strong nra supporters, and yet they see what can be done. >> i think -- >> 20 dead first graders -- >> go ahead, ron. >> i ws going to say in closing, 20 dead first graders has a way of concentrating the mind. >> right. >> it's a serious conversation. it's an american conversation. thank you, congresswoman carolyn mccarthy of new york and ron reagan. >>> we have one more note about the epidemic of gun violence in this country. yesterday we told you about 15-year-old hadiya pendleton of chicago who was fatally shot in what may have been a gang turf war after hav
but the nra, which they kind of gave us hints that they were willing to work with us, but now they have totally flipped and they want nothing to do with us. >> it's nothing from the nra. the nra's wayne la pierre -- we're out of time. we're going to keep this conversation up for months. you have had the experience of knowing how important it is. gabby giffords' husband, mark kelly. >> and that's the difference. other victims are now speaking up, and to see gabby yesterday and her...
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then he used hurricane sandy to stoke nor fear. we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. looters ran wild in south brooklyn. there was no food, water, or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. and then lapierre wrapped it up with a defiant call to arms. quote, we will not surrender, we will not appease, we will buy more guns than ever. your reading of that. who is he talking to? >> i think he's talking to people who will be accepting of a fear. he basically is trying to put fear into people's hearts and if you read it carefully, you would think that it was an advertisement for gun manufacturers. the fact is that we've got -- basically i see it as a distraction. we've got to concentrate on sandy hook. we've got to concentrate on what's going on in our inner cities and folks getting guns that should not have them. and i think that -- i think what mr. lapierre is doing is, to be frank with you, he's shooting h
then he used hurricane sandy to stoke nor fear. we saw the hellish world that the gun prohibitionists see as their utopia. looters ran wild in south brooklyn. there was no food, water, or electricity. if you wanted to walk several miles to get supplies, you better get back before dark or you might not get home at all. and then lapierre wrapped it up with a defiant call to arms. quote, we will not surrender, we will not appease, we will buy more guns than ever. your reading of that. who is he...
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use less. with the small but powerful picker upper, bounty select-a-size. >>> hear's what's happening. senate approved a measure to temporary suspend the debt limit and avoid a government default. it now goes to the president who is said that he will sign it. the hostage in an underground bunker. and a shooting at a middle school in atlanta left a 14-year-old wounded earlier. the teen was shot in the back of the head. a suspect is in custody. now, back to "hardball" >>> welcome back to "hardball." republicans say they're in the process of soul searching. they may want to search a little deeper actually. to listen to tea party republicans about immigration, social programs, and impeaching president obama, you would think they haven't learned anything from 2012 in some cases. for example, take a look at what virginia attorney general ken cuccinelli writes in his upcoming book. it strikes a similar note to mitt romney's old problem about that 47%. remember? here is a new version. quote, one of the
use less. with the small but powerful picker upper, bounty select-a-size. >>> hear's what's happening. senate approved a measure to temporary suspend the debt limit and avoid a government default. it now goes to the president who is said that he will sign it. the hostage in an underground bunker. and a shooting at a middle school in atlanta left a 14-year-old wounded earlier. the teen was shot in the back of the head. a suspect is in custody. now, back to "hardball"...
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>> hey, like us on facebook. like as you lot. keep liking us. >> war on drones, let's play "hardball." >> good evening, just a day before the president's chief counter terrorism advisor, john brennan heads to capital hill for his hearing to take over the c.i. averment. the white house has to answer some tough questions about its overseas drone program. the catalyst is a white house memo obtained that justifies american citizens. civil liberties advocates and senator ron widen tweeted today every american has the right to know that their government believes they're allowed to kill them. most americans seem to casually accept this. david corn is washington bureau chief for mother jones. both are msnbc political analysts. jebtle men, let's look here at carney. there was a briefing today and carney defended the president's position on drones. >> i won't talk about specific instances, but the fact is the methods that we use are designed specifically to avoid civilian casualties. i think it's fair to say that far fewer civilians lose t
>> hey, like us on facebook. like as you lot. keep liking us. >> war on drones, let's play "hardball." >> good evening, just a day before the president's chief counter terrorism advisor, john brennan heads to capital hill for his hearing to take over the c.i. averment. the white house has to answer some tough questions about its overseas drone program. the catalyst is a white house memo obtained that justifies american citizens. civil liberties advocates and senator...
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we can use the drones, we can use the seal attack. or we can invade the country and go to war. it seems to me you've got to make a judgment. i don't know anybody of any persuasion that down the road will be able to stand up and say i knew we had the enemy attacking us. i knew they were planning stuff. i knew who they were. so in the end, you have to choose. you have to choose something to do. >> this week, particularly, we're rolling a couple of issues together. there's an issue of whether you can use the drone to attack an american civilian. that's what the memo was all about yesterday. i thought the memo did not make a strong enough case. as long as there's one informed high level official, that's not good enough. >> do we have the right to kill someone who's a turncoat against their country? >> i think if you find a terrorist group that is, indeed, active, yes. i believe it's a pretty high standard. not just the propagandas, but someone who is involved in some operational way. >> so if they're putting out anti-american attitudes, you can't kill them. on the issue of principl
we can use the drones, we can use the seal attack. or we can invade the country and go to war. it seems to me you've got to make a judgment. i don't know anybody of any persuasion that down the road will be able to stand up and say i knew we had the enemy attacking us. i knew they were planning stuff. i knew who they were. so in the end, you have to choose. you have to choose something to do. >> this week, particularly, we're rolling a couple of issues together. there's an issue of...
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we can use the drones which are amazing. we can use a s.e.a.l. team attack. men go in and attack and kill people then leave by helicopter i guess. or invade the country and go to war. or you do nothing. i don't know anybody in either political party of any persuasion that down the road will be able to stand up and say i knew the enemy was planning stuff, i knew who they were, i refused to ask because i was squeamish. in the end you have to choose. you have to choose something to do. >> this week particularly we're rolling a couple of different issues together. there's the issue of whether to use a drone to attack an american civilian. that's what the memo was about that our pal mikist cough revealed. >> where are are you on that? >> i think the memo did not make a strong enough case on imminence -- as long as there's one informed high level official, that's not good enough. i'm with gene. you got to have -- >> what about the principle? do we have the right to kill a person who's decided to be against their country? do we have the right? >> i think if you find
we can use the drones which are amazing. we can use a s.e.a.l. team attack. men go in and attack and kill people then leave by helicopter i guess. or invade the country and go to war. or you do nothing. i don't know anybody in either political party of any persuasion that down the road will be able to stand up and say i knew the enemy was planning stuff, i knew who they were, i refused to ask because i was squeamish. in the end you have to choose. you have to choose something to do. >>...
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thank you for joining us. and a reminder, i'll be one of david gregory's guests this sunday on "meet the press." you'll be able to watch me on "the chris matthews show" and "meet the press." you'll be able to spend the whole sunday morning with me. i'm kidding -- i'm not kidding. by the way, one of his guests is going to be john mccain. i can't wait. >>> let me finish tonight with [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the middle of the night it can be frustrating. it's hard to turn off and go back to sleep. intermezzo is the first and only prescription sleep aid approved for use as needed in the middle of the night when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as ambien. allergic reactions such as shortness of breath or swelling of your tongue or thro
thank you for joining us. and a reminder, i'll be one of david gregory's guests this sunday on "meet the press." you'll be able to watch me on "the chris matthews show" and "meet the press." you'll be able to spend the whole sunday morning with me. i'm kidding -- i'm not kidding. by the way, one of his guests is going to be john mccain. i can't wait. >>> let me finish tonight with [ female announcer ] going to sleep may be easy, but when you wake up in the...
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since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one two. verify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. >>> we've got a new poll in the massachusetts snoot race. let's check the "hardball" scoreboard. the poll by wbur up there has congressman ed markey out front of fellow congress steven lynch in the massachusetts senate democratic primary. ed is up by seven points. 38% to 31%. both are hoping to replace john kerry who is now secretary of state. the winner
since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point two one...
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thank you for joining us. and a reminder, i'll be one of david gregory's guests this sunday on "meet the press." you'll be able to watch me on "the chris matthews choe show" and "meet the press." you'll be able to spend the whole sundaying morning with me. i'm kidding -- i'm not kidding. by the way, one of his guests is going to be john mccain. i can't wait. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes use less fuel, spend less time on the ground and more time in the air. suddenly, faraway places don't seem so...far away. ♪ omnipotent of opportunity. you know how to mix business... with business. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle. and go. you can even take a full-size or above. and still pay the mid-size price. i could get used to this. [ male announcer ] yes, you could business pro. yes, you could. go national. go like a pro. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999
thank you for joining us. and a reminder, i'll be one of david gregory's guests this sunday on "meet the press." you'll be able to watch me on "the chris matthews choe show" and "meet the press." you'll be able to spend the whole sundaying morning with me. i'm kidding -- i'm not kidding. by the way, one of his guests is going to be john mccain. i can't wait. this ge jet engine can understand 5,000 data samples per second. which is good for business. because planes...
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. >> senator, thank you for joining us tonight. it seems to me there was a statement there from the president which is clearly distinguished from the statement president bill clinton made in an attempt to get re-election back in '96. he wasn't apologetic. he was positive about the role of government last night. and it got a backlash from the other side today. >> well, it doesn't surprise me it got a backlash. but i think it was one of the best state of the unions president obama has given. he said this is what we have to do. he started right in. i remember sitting thinking wow he just started right in on the economy. what needs to be done. we didn't even have copies of the speech. just simply a point-by-point agenda. part of the beauty of not having the speech was nobody read it ahead of time. you had the powerful moment at the end when the entire congress was standing whether they agreed with what he was saying about victims of gun violence, there was this moment where people said yeah we should have a vote. he didn't say you have
. >> senator, thank you for joining us tonight. it seems to me there was a statement there from the president which is clearly distinguished from the statement president bill clinton made in an attempt to get re-election back in '96. he wasn't apologetic. he was positive about the role of government last night. and it got a backlash from the other side today. >> well, it doesn't surprise me it got a backlash. but i think it was one of the best state of the unions president obama has...
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less for us. more for you. the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf., and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy. we've shared what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. bp's also committed to america. we support nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> we're back. if the presidential election is the best mood ring in the country, the academy awards are a close second. perhaps the biggest surprise at last night's oscars was when first lady michelle obama joined the ceremony via satellite from the white house to announce "argo" had won best picture. >> and now for the moment we have all been waiting for. and the oscar goes to "argo." >> i was here 15 years ago or something, and, you know, i had no idea what i was doing. i stood out here in front of you all really just a kid, and i went
less for us. more for you. the people of bp made a commitment to the gulf., and every day since, we've worked hard to keep it. today, the beaches and gulf are open for everyone to enjoy. we've shared what we've learned, so we can all produce energy more safely. bp's also committed to america. we support nearly two-hundred-fifty thousand jobs and invest more here than anywhere else. we're working to fuel america for generations to come. our commitment has never been stronger. >>> we're...
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thank you for joining us, ann. you're the expert. every time when i think about it, a decade, i try to think about what was going on at the time. the south in the late '30s was sort of vaguely english to make the english look good. the 1950s movies about biblical times and the way we treated slaves. it's really about the way we treat black people in america in those days. it's always about the present. i think "argo" is about the need of the country to win one of these damn things overseas for once. >> i think that's a point very well taken. movies are always allegories. we've talked about this before, too. this is an amazing year for washington process being the star of these movies. we had "argo." we had "lincoln" and "zero dark thirty," all of which really lifted the veil on these processes, and in the case of "lincoln" a process we're mired in in a dysfunctional way showing them working. what's different with last year's movies is there was this lack of cynicism in all of them. even though they were tough. "zero dark thirty" is a
thank you for joining us, ann. you're the expert. every time when i think about it, a decade, i try to think about what was going on at the time. the south in the late '30s was sort of vaguely english to make the english look good. the 1950s movies about biblical times and the way we treated slaves. it's really about the way we treat black people in america in those days. it's always about the present. i think "argo" is about the need of the country to win one of these damn things...
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>> his parents haunted us when he was getting his masters degree with us. and i was finally approached by them one day after he had done one of his projects. they said what do you think. this is when he was in his first or second year. and i said he is going all the way. and they have attested to that since then. so i'm not making it up now. i'm not precious or prescient. i really knew. >> he had a lot of nerve playing a despicable character in "wedding crashers", and he still managed to get through that, a guy that everybody hated. remember the football game? >> well, of course. but people often achieve glory by paying very nasty characters. they're actors, for heaven's sake. >> i know, i know. i don't have to go to actor's studio to know they're actors. sheer what he said about auditioning in front, keep going, in front of you the first time. let's take a listen. >> remember when you said are you prepared to spend the next three years of your life dedicated to this program? and i said yep. and that was it. that was all he said. and then for the next -- un
>> his parents haunted us when he was getting his masters degree with us. and i was finally approached by them one day after he had done one of his projects. they said what do you think. this is when he was in his first or second year. and i said he is going all the way. and they have attested to that since then. so i'm not making it up now. i'm not precious or prescient. i really knew. >> he had a lot of nerve playing a despicable character in "wedding crashers", and he...
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it's just a terrible deal for allover us. the folks that are up here with me, as well, have also been dealing with this suspect's behavior over the last week. we believe that this investigation is over at this point and we'll just need to move on from here. i will tell you that the dep city sheriffs that responded to this active shooting scene yesterday were absolutely true heroes. there were rounds being fired, as you saw on the news coverage, was absolutely incredible. our deputies continued to go in to that area and tried to neutralize and stop the threat. the rounds kept coming, but the deputies didn't give up. our deputy sheriffs are some true heroes. they're highly trained and i will tell you that i'm proud to be a member of this department. and our deputy sheriffs did a great job yesterday. thank you: >> any questions? >> will you take questions now, chief? >> yes. >> can you confirm that it is mr. dorner, his remains. >> i cannot absolutely positively confirm it's him. the suspect that we were following and also had s
it's just a terrible deal for allover us. the folks that are up here with me, as well, have also been dealing with this suspect's behavior over the last week. we believe that this investigation is over at this point and we'll just need to move on from here. i will tell you that the dep city sheriffs that responded to this active shooting scene yesterday were absolutely true heroes. there were rounds being fired, as you saw on the news coverage, was absolutely incredible. our deputies continued...
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and he uses the sort of loaded language. and i doubt that he could defend his choice of words that it's a racial entitlement. he knows it's protection of a right. but he's going to vote to knock it down. or it certainly seems that way. i think he was being provocative. >> is it fair to say what we have is a crude instrument here that may not be a perfect fit because it doesn't address through section 5 all the cases like we've seen before like in harrisburg and tallahassee where they've been playing with voter laws, and texas. it doesn't effect them all but should we get rid of them? you're going to get rid of the only tool we have, section 5. >> section 3 allows courts to decide if things are so bad in a state that's not currently covered, they can order that state or that county to have section 5 procured. >> how do they do that? which court could do it? >> any appellate court in america. it's been done 19 times since 1982. >> where have they done it? have they done it lately? >> most lately in port chester, new york. but
and he uses the sort of loaded language. and i doubt that he could defend his choice of words that it's a racial entitlement. he knows it's protection of a right. but he's going to vote to knock it down. or it certainly seems that way. i think he was being provocative. >> is it fair to say what we have is a crude instrument here that may not be a perfect fit because it doesn't address through section 5 all the cases like we've seen before like in harrisburg and tallahassee where they've...
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less for us. more for you. >>> if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun, have the shells of a 12 gauge shot gun, and i promise you as i told my wife, we live in an area that's wooded and it's somewhat secluded, i said, jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony and walk out, put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house. i promise you whoever is coming in is not -- you don't need an ar-15. it's harder to aim. it's harder to use, and, in fact, you don't need 30 rounds to protect yourself. g buy a shotgun. buy a shotgun. >> welcome back to "hardball." buy a shotgun. buy a shotgun 37 that was vice president biden's feed for gun control this week in an online town hall and that response came to a question whether an assault weapons ban would prevent citizens from defend themselves. yesterday he was in connecticut making an emotional push for stricter gun laws. >> if the shooter in tucson had a ten-round magazine instead of a 30-round magazi
less for us. more for you. >>> if you want to protect yourself, get a double-barrel shotgun, have the shells of a 12 gauge shot gun, and i promise you as i told my wife, we live in an area that's wooded and it's somewhat secluded, i said, jill, if there's ever a problem, just walk out on the balcony and walk out, put that double-barrel shotgun and fire two blasts outside the house. i promise you whoever is coming in is not -- you don't need an ar-15. it's harder to aim. it's harder to...
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quote, i said don't forget us in north carolina he said how could i. and we would erupt in laughter. that's a laugher. another tip, keep it short. howard engel remembers saying things like stand by israel to where "w" would say i believe that. finally we can't talk about the aisle strategies without bringing up the way many of us know michele bachmann. flash back to the state of the union when bush exited the room. >> mr. president, we can't wait for you to come to minnesota. >> you want us back in minnesota? >> oh, absolutely! >> well, she wouldn't let go of him there. that was before her 2008 comments on this show about some of her colleagues being, of course, anti-american. the democrats she's talking about. >>> anyway, up next, the most dramatic moment from last night's state of the union was president obama' plea, very emotional plea for just a vote on gun safety. that's a low bar, but will it lead to new laws out there? you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. how do you keep an older car running like new? you ask a ford customer. when
quote, i said don't forget us in north carolina he said how could i. and we would erupt in laughter. that's a laugher. another tip, keep it short. howard engel remembers saying things like stand by israel to where "w" would say i believe that. finally we can't talk about the aisle strategies without bringing up the way many of us know michele bachmann. flash back to the state of the union when bush exited the room. >> mr. president, we can't wait for you to come to minnesota....
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since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male announcer ] usaa auto insurance is often handed down from generation to generation because it offers a superior level of protection and because usaa's commitment to serve the military, veterans, and their families is without equal. begin your legacy. get an auto-insurance quote. usaa. we know what it means to serve. >>> call it the revenge of obama care. for years republicans have relentlessly tried to hang obama care around the president's neck and use it to destroy his popularity but on abc's this week yesterday romney campaign manager stewart stevens said it was the popularity of the obama care
since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. the battle of bataan, 1942. [ all ] fort benning, georgia, in 1999. [ male...
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against us in america. well, the question is when has dick cheney been right? this weekend he accused the president of making what he called second-rate selections for our national security team. hmm, john kerry is second rate? john kerry who volunteered for combat in vietnam and faced the enemy under fire? john kerry who was nearly elected president, a contest in which dick cheney didn't dare try for first base? chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, that john kerry?
against us in america. well, the question is when has dick cheney been right? this weekend he accused the president of making what he called second-rate selections for our national security team. hmm, john kerry is second rate? john kerry who volunteered for combat in vietnam and faced the enemy under fire? john kerry who was nearly elected president, a contest in which dick cheney didn't dare try for first base? chairman of the senate foreign relations committee, that john kerry?
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they created a frankenstein, whatever metaphor you want to use. >> i used that one. >> sorry. >> don't say orwellian because that's what john mccain does and he don't like it. go ahead. >> the republican party has mobilized the far right over the last few years to beat back obama to, you know, win the house with the tea party in 2010 and they have sort of -- now they're kind of stuck with these people. >> you mean to say if you play hopscotch or piggyback with j.d. hey hayworth and try to go to his right you may be expected to be at his right. and there's john mccain, the executive producer deserves a lot of praise. here's john mccain 20 -- what is it now, 2013. trying to disremember he was john mccain 2010. long ago he was john mccain 2000. >> john mccain did what he could to climb aboard the tea party express. >> to get re-elected. >> to get re-elected. and now he's confronting his old self as he argues with the guy he was a few years ago, as john reese said. and john mccain has never been good at hiding his anger or his contempt for people he considers to be idiots that are in his w
they created a frankenstein, whatever metaphor you want to use. >> i used that one. >> sorry. >> don't say orwellian because that's what john mccain does and he don't like it. go ahead. >> the republican party has mobilized the far right over the last few years to beat back obama to, you know, win the house with the tea party in 2010 and they have sort of -- now they're kind of stuck with these people. >> you mean to say if you play hopscotch or piggyback with j.d....
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could you read to for us? >> yes, this is an excerpt from it, called "over it." i am over rape happening in broad daylight. i am over a woman being gang-raped and murdered on a bus in deli, or gang-raped on a bus in steubenville, ohio, i am over the women getting raped by their so-called comrades. i am over rape victims becoming re-raped when they try to prosecute their cases. >> there is something that has come out this year, we have the documents in the military, and everything you mentioned has come out in the news. >> yes, everything we're saying, it fell behind, and the fact that it is still being something that everyone didn't sign is atrocious, and the reason it didn't happen, the native indian women, who are being abused and raped, by people who are non-indians, don't have a right to prosecute because it falls under this same jurisdiction. it is amazing we have this. that is why we need this momentum, we're asking people to pledge about what they're going to do. it is not just about awareness, but action. >>> obama and his enemies. let's play "hardball."
could you read to for us? >> yes, this is an excerpt from it, called "over it." i am over rape happening in broad daylight. i am over a woman being gang-raped and murdered on a bus in deli, or gang-raped on a bus in steubenville, ohio, i am over the women getting raped by their so-called comrades. i am over rape victims becoming re-raped when they try to prosecute their cases. >> there is something that has come out this year, we have the documents in the military, and...
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what did it tell you or tell us? a lot of our people are progressives, they're concerned about this. it's one of those areas where there's a real tradeoff you have to do. catch the bad guys, respect american values. >> this has been one of the most secretive policies of the obama administration, the use of drones, and controversial. it's been expansive. the drone strikes have dramatically increased under president obama. >> a drone is an unmanned vehicle that goes into a place, drops a bomb, and comes back. >> and missiles attached that can be used to kill the target. now, where it gets most controversial is when you talk about american citizens, and they have acknowledged that they are using drones in select cases against american citizens, and they have outlined publicly, attorney general holder last year gave a speech outlining publicly what the legal standards were for use of drones against american citizens or lethal operations against american citizens. the significance of the memo is if you read the memo close
what did it tell you or tell us? a lot of our people are progressives, they're concerned about this. it's one of those areas where there's a real tradeoff you have to do. catch the bad guys, respect american values. >> this has been one of the most secretive policies of the obama administration, the use of drones, and controversial. it's been expansive. the drone strikes have dramatically increased under president obama. >> a drone is an unmanned vehicle that goes into a place,...
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there is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us. >> i had a seat at the stage next to the lectern where he was speaking, and i literally bolted at that. >> with our help, a liberated iraq can be a great nation once again. >> vice president dick cheney's speech to the veterans of foreign wars is the opening salvo of the bush administration's effort to sell to the american people what white house insiders call the product. >> thank you very much. >> it was a shock. it was a total shock. i couldn't believe the vice president was saying this, and doing work with the cia through all the briefings i heard at langley, i never saw one piece of credible evidence that there was an ongoing program. >> this is what's so stunning about your report tonight, your book and everything. just documents the fact that the people who knew more than the big shots in the white house, including cheney, knew it wasn't there, that he just bs'd his way into that war. >> cheney said there was no doubt in that -- >> that's his avuncular manner. >> no doubt they
there is no doubt he is amassing them to use against our friends, against our allies, and against us. >> i had a seat at the stage next to the lectern where he was speaking, and i literally bolted at that. >> with our help, a liberated iraq can be a great nation once again. >> vice president dick cheney's speech to the veterans of foreign wars is the opening salvo of the bush administration's effort to sell to the american people what white house insiders call the product....
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george weigel, tom roberts, thank you for joining us. i'll be getting over there when we see that white smoke. >>> up next, a big question about the way we live in this country. should people be able to work from home at home? it's a hot debate at a very well-known company and you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. [ male announcer ] playing in the nfl is tough. ♪ doing it with a cold, just not going to happen. ♪ vicks dayquil powerful non-drowsy 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ no matter what city you're playing tomorrow. [ coughs ] [ male announcer ] you can't let a cold keep you up tonight. ♪ vicks nyquil powerful nighttime 6-symptom cold & flu relief. ♪ executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoeless and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ male announcer ] just like you, business pro. just li
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senator, you're one of us. >> well, one of us is dangerous here because when you refer to people, i know we have to get the lingo right in the nicest way of undocumented workers. somewhere between undocumented workers and aliens or illegals is illegal immigrants. when you call them illegals, you're basically saying they're not anything connected to us. >> it's dehumanizing. if they're illegals they don't deserve citizenship -- >> they're not people. so he was playing their game. >> he was playing footsie all the way in 2010. he refused to call himself a maverick. he ran from the john mccain of 2008 and 2000 and 1996. and now he's kind of in a corner. >> he's the guy to get off my lawn, mr. wilson in dennis the menace? >> they have been many john mccains. >> which one do you like? >> david and i have probably covered most of them. >> which one do you like? >> 2000 was mccain at his best. >> he was up against w. >> he was up against w., which brought out the best of his reformist instincts and the best -- the best side of his anti-establishment instincts and he was terrific. >> best town m
senator, you're one of us. >> well, one of us is dangerous here because when you refer to people, i know we have to get the lingo right in the nicest way of undocumented workers. somewhere between undocumented workers and aliens or illegals is illegal immigrants. when you call them illegals, you're basically saying they're not anything connected to us. >> it's dehumanizing. if they're illegals they don't deserve citizenship -- >> they're not people. so he was playing their...
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gentlemen, thank you for joining us. jimmy, you have been involved in this fight and i think on the republican side. when did the turn begin? when did you start meeting people who at least said priflly we got to change on this from what the platform has been saying? >> well, i think this issue has been moving faster than any issue we've seen ever in my lifetime, and it's been the last few years. i think that certainly -- i think before then we started a lot of movement. i think especially now that we've had the 2012 elections where four states passed the marriage issues and it's just the new political reality, and people are thinking about the issue differently. everybody has got gay people in their lives now and they -- >> tell me the importance of that. the importance of people just coming out. i think that's the key. when you realize somebody you might have thought was gay but they come out and say it and you're reconciled to that reality. >> exactly. and people want -- you know, politics is personal and people think
gentlemen, thank you for joining us. jimmy, you have been involved in this fight and i think on the republican side. when did the turn begin? when did you start meeting people who at least said priflly we got to change on this from what the platform has been saying? >> well, i think this issue has been moving faster than any issue we've seen ever in my lifetime, and it's been the last few years. i think that certainly -- i think before then we started a lot of movement. i think especially...
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since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. . >> i'm milissa rayburger. president obama's vacation is over and he's headed back to the white house. the coast guard says the fire on board the carnival cruise ship was caused by a leak in a fuel return line. >>> and l.a. laker's owner has died after a battle of cancer. he was 80 years old. back to "hardball." >>> we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desalene victor. when she arrived at her polling place, she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line to support
since we're often all on the move, ashley suggested we use fedex office to hold packages for us. great job. [ applause ] thank you. and on a protocol note, i'd like to talk to tim hill about his tendency to use all caps in emails. [ shouting ] oh i'm sorry guys. ah sometimes the caps lock gets stuck on my keyboard. hey do you wanna get a drink later? [ male announcer ] hold packages at any fedex office location. . >> i'm milissa rayburger. president obama's vacation is over and he's...
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it might take us 200 years. and i think it's a real shame that these issues get in the way, that they don't take a step forward because when you look at the catholic church, including benedict, they are great on all matters of social justice and i wish that were louder -- >> most of the new deal came from the church and pope pious. i know all that stuff. they thought liberal was a bad word because they thought it meant capitalist. the important thing this pope has done with all respect for our holy father, he quit. this is remarkable, melinda. he basically -- >> absolutely. >> admitted he was becoming fallible. becoming a person who couldn't make the decisions. i'm not speaking in terms of spiritual terms as much as getting up in the morning, dealing with these crises, traveling, walking. these are things he couldn't do anymore and he acknowledged. there's a humility there. >> it's an extraordinary and brave thing and i'm glad we're getting back to thinking who comes next, who relinquishes power willingly whethe
it might take us 200 years. and i think it's a real shame that these issues get in the way, that they don't take a step forward because when you look at the catholic church, including benedict, they are great on all matters of social justice and i wish that were louder -- >> most of the new deal came from the church and pope pious. i know all that stuff. they thought liberal was a bad word because they thought it meant capitalist. the important thing this pope has done with all respect...